Tinybox: Affordable Hosting Built by a Teen Developer
Summary
Pixel shares the launch of tinybox, a small hosting platform offering GitHub deployments for Node.js, Python, and static sites, plus a browser terminal and HTTPS subdomains. It includes a 7-day free trial, plans from $1 per month, and a free Starter month for the first 10 testers, inviting community feedback on features and memory needs.
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I'm 16 and built a tiny hosting platform to earn from my hobby. It has 0 users so far
I'm 16, and coding is my hobby. I wanted to see if I could turn it into a little income, so I built tinybox: tiny servers you can start in a minute. What it does Deploy from a GitHub repo (Node.js, Python or static sites) A web terminal in your browser Your own name.tinybox.online address with HTTPS 2 custom domains Free for 7 days, no card needed Paid plans start at $1/month (crypto accepted, or pay manually) The hard parts Connecting my backend to the VPS so one click creates a working server for each user Building the web terminal Setting up subdomains and HTTPS automatically Each of these took me longer than I expected, and I learned a lot doing them. Where it stands I launched a few days ago. Number of users: zero. 😅 I'm sharing it now because I'd rather learn from real feedback than keep polishing alone. What I'd love to know Would you use something like this for a side project or a bot? Is 256MB RAM enough for what you build? What's missing? Try it https://tinybox.online The first 10 testers get a free month of the Starter plan (512MB RAM) on top of the 7-day trial. Sign up, then comment "tester" below and I'll upgrade your slot. I'll reply to every comment. Thanks for reading! 🙏
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